diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/keys/generate.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/keys/generate.rs
index b07013aa6..042db0332 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/keys/generate.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/keys/generate.rs
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ impl Cmd {
 
         if self.config_locator.read_identity(&self.name).is_ok() {
             if !self.overwrite {
-                return Err(Error::IdentityAlreadyExists(self.name.clone()));
+                return Err(Error::IdentityAlreadyExists(self.name.to_string()));
             }
 
-            print.exclaimln(format!("Overwriting identity '{}'", &self.name));
+            print.exclaimln(format!("Overwriting identity '{}'", &self.name.to_string()));
         }
 
         if !self.fund {